Giorgi Tskhvitava
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Fresh cooperation with the United States gives Tbilisi the opportunity to improve its armed forces.
Tbilisi continues to dream, but membership remains a long way off.
Online poll shows overwhelming majority against deploying forces in Afghanistan.
Plan seems to fly in the face of reforms designed to create tighter professional military.
Government roadmap envisages direct route to restoring sovereignty over Abkhazia and South Ossetia, but experts say more innovative approaches are needed.